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In rural Japan, railway stations and empty properties repurposed to serve tourists

Stations, vacant properties and an old bus have been turned into tourist accommodation, giving rural communities new life With rural Japan experiencing severe depopulation, unstaffed railway ...
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Meet the aging hunters battling bears in rural Japan

STORY: In rural Japan a gunshot rings out. A bear slumps in a cage. "This brown bear got too close to a human community. It wasn't right here but over that way in the middle of the town and on the ...

7 Train Rides in Japan That Will Make You Fall in Love With Autumn All Over Again

Experience Japan’s most breathtaking autumn landscapes on rail. From Kyoto’s Romantic Train to Toyama’s Kurobe Gorge, ...
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Transforming a struggling Japanese rural railway line into a hotel

Recognizing that the shift to sustainability will depend not only on high-tech solutions and tentpole projects, the Newsweek Japan SDGs Awards (aligned with the United Nations' Sustainable ...
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New trains and new rail routes to experience in Japan

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